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TossUps for Round #10
Packet by Ohio State University B
1995 Black Swamp Invitational Tournament @ Bowling Green State University
Tossups by Ohio State University B
1. Emile, The
ial Contract, The Persian Letters a
all\ important orks of the 18th
wa\ot wri en by
\
he New Heloise are
TP, which of these
~. :_THE
(Moderator s Note:
Montesquieu)
I
It
was
written
by
Charles-Louis
2. Both Albert Einstein and Max Born worked at this Berlin facility before
leaving Germany. It assembled the best minds in theoretical physics but
during the years of the Nazi regime many of its most prominent members
resigned or were removed. FTP, name this institute named for a ruler of
Germany.
ANS: Kaiser _WILHELM_ Institute
3. Robert Graves is more well known for his series of novels about the
decline and fall of the Roman empire which includes I, Claudius and
Claudius, the God. But FTP name the semi-fictional autobiography he wrote
about World War One and the disillusionment created by that war.
ANS: _GOODBYE TO ALL THAT_
4. Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus slew her but was
not tamed by him. Instead, the winged horse was tamed, FTP, by what man
who subdued him with a golden bridle obtained in the Temple of Athena?
ANS: _BELLEROPHON
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5. Feargal Sharky's perfect cousin Kevin called him a cabbage for not liking
this British TV show. The Young Ones competed on it and almost beat the
snobs they were playing until Rik admitted to fixing the questions. FTP,
name this BBC equivalent to College Bowl.
ANS: _UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
6. His pioneering work on the variances of human sexuality earned him
contemporary fame equal to or greater than his fellow psychological
investigators Havelock Ellis and Sigmund Freud. FTP who was this German
who published Psychopathia Sexualis?
ANS: Richard von _KRAFFT-EBING
7. Following the Fauvists' preoccupation with strong colors, this member of
the Blue Rider group used abstract forms to express subconscious emotions.
FTP, name this Russian painter whose series of Improvisations in the first
decade of the 20th century explored painting without images of concrete
objects and who published his theories of abstract expressionism in
Concerning the Spiritual in Art.
ANS: Vasily _KANDINSKY_
8. Centered in the modern regions of Tabasco and Veracruz, this culture of
ancient times is often considered the mother culture of all succeeding MesoAmerican civilizations. It reached its peak around 800 BC and left us
colossal carved round stone heads that stand over six feet tall. FTP name
this pre- Colombian, pre-Mayan, pre-Aztec civilization.
ANS: _OLMEC
9. In the summer of 1941 Axis units reached the outskirts of Leningrad and
Moscow placing a severe strain on the Red Army. Stalin made a momentous
decision which would change the course of the war when he appointed to
the position of chief of staff, FTP, what general who would remain in the
position to win a stunning victory at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-43?
ANS: Marshal Georgi _ZHUKOV_
10. For a quick ten points, name the former banker who
minister of Italy.
ANS: Lamberto
IS
currently prime
DINI_
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11. Depending on which version you use, it classifies wind velocities from
class 1 to either class 12 or class 17. FTP name this system named for its
19th century British creator.
ANS: _BEAUFORT SCALE_
12. One
the early
Man and
exclusion
of the most radical actions taken by the National Assembly during
months of the French Revolution was the "Declaration of Rights of
Citizen." FTP what popular writer and actress took umbrage at the
of women and replied in a declaration of "The Rights of Women?"
ANS: Olympe _de GOUGE_
13. One of the largest of its kind, this annual meeting of publishers, authors
and publicists produces agreements which can shape the world of
international publishing for the entire year.
FTP identify this bookfair by
October,
site of the 1848 Congress
the German city in which it is held each
which attempted to unify Germany.
ANS: _FRANKFURT_ Bookfair
14. In a series of lawsuits two of the largest manufacturers of home
computers have accused each other of using components recycled from used
and returned computers in supposedly new products. FTP name either of
the litigants in the the suit and countersuit.
ANS: _COMPAQ_ Computer Corporation or _PACKARD BELL_ Electronics
15. In their recent triumph over the Seattle Mariners, the pitching staff of
the Cleveland Indians set an American League record for lowest Earned Run
Average in a league championship series. FTP name the team which held
the record before Cleveland took it, having set the record in 1992.
ANS: _ TORONTO_ Blue Jays
ALTERNATE ANSWER: the _BLUE JAYS_
16. The love triangle of renowned architect Stanford White, ex-Gibson girl
and socialite Evelyn Nesbit, and her quite possibly insane millionaire
husband Harry Thaw ended in the shooting murder of White by Thaw. The
episode made big news at the time and was memorably retold in, for ten
points, what E.L. Doctorow novel about the turn of the century?
ANS: _RAGTIME
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17. It is slightly smaller than Indiana, and is home to just over 10 million
people. Among important industries are fish canning, paper-making and
textiles. It's greatest trading partners are Germany, the United Kingdom and
France. FTP, identify this nation whose Prime Ministar is Anibal Cavaco
Silva and whose cities include Setubal and Oporto.
ANS : _PORTUGAL
18. Those long legs, high heels, great singing voices, revealing outfits and
what a stage show!
Not Showgirls, but a less ambitious 1993 Australian
movie which detailed the travails of three drag queens' bus trip across the
desert. FTP name their bus and you'll name the movie.
ANS : _PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE
DESERT_
19. A 144 foot hemisphere with a 30 foot unglazed eye at its center is the
roof for this monument whose design influenced the Jefferson Memorial in
Washington DC and the Parisian shrine to French national heroes named
after it. FTP name this architectural landmark in Rome noted for its
outward appearance of solidity and its open and spacious interior.
ANS : the _PANTHEON
20. Alkali and Alkaline Earth metals burn with characteristic colors making
them very useful for fireworks. Some metals cost more than others so
you're more likely to see lots of green fireworks, produced by relatively
inexpensive Barium compounds than blue fireworks, which are produced by,
for ten points, compounds of what element?
ANS: _CESIUM
2l. Stricken with pleurisy as a child, she suffered from a slight limp which
inhibited her in social situations, made her a wallflower in high school and
forced her to drop out of secretarial school. FTP name this fictional
character whose brother Tom sets her up with an already engaged man and
whose collection of glass figurines gives the title for Tennessee Williams's
play The Glass Menagerie.
ANS: _LAURA_ Wingfield
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22. She got her start as part of the "Bloomsbury group" of London artists
and writers in the second quarter of the 20th century. Pioneering a style of
narrative that included stream-of-consciousness descriptions, she is known
for her novels To the Lighthouse and The Waves. FTP, name this author of A
Room of one's Own.
23. It's a nitrogenous polysaccharide that makes up the majority of
structural material in the exoskeleton of insects, crustaceans, arachnids and
other arthropods. FTP, what is this substance?
ANS: _CHITIN_ (kite-in)
24. Its formula is C3 H 5 09 N 3 and a certain inventor made gobs of money by
soaking clay in it to form a more stable form of this explosive. FTP, what is
the name of this compound used by Alfred Nobel to make dynamite?
ANS: _NITROGLYCERIN
25. The Meiji restoration in 1860s Japan was, in reality, the coming to
power of a group of minor nobles behind the throne of the Emperor Meiji.
FTP, after the Meiji restoration, what new emperor took the throne and
continued to allow the real power to exist in his cabinet of ministers?
ANS : _ TAISHO
26. Containing neuromasts sensitive to vibration and pressure, this system
of sense organs is present in fishes, aquatic amphibians and cyclostomes. It
allows these animals to sense objects and other animals outside of their field
of vision. FTP, name this system.
ANS: _LATERAL L1NE_ system
27. A kind of barrel-organ invented in the Middle Ages, this musical
instrument was made by the friars at Cluny and still was popular in France
into the 18th century. FTP, what is this term which has also made an
appearance in the name of a song by the Butthole Surfers?
ANS: _HURDY GURDY_
28. The word's the same: The name of Ian McKay's record label in
Washington DC that puts out CDs by his bands Minor Threat and Fugazi, and
the term in music which refers to a tonal dissonance. FTP, what word is it?
ANS: _DISCORD
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Boni for Round #1 0
Bonus Questions by Ohio State University B
1. (30) For 5 points a piece and a 5 point bonus for all correct, identify
these characters from Othello
Othello's lieutenant
ANS: _CASSIO
Othello's wife
ANS: _DESDEMONA
Othello's ancient
ANS: _IAGO
a Senator and father to Desdemona
ANS: _BRABANTIO
Cassio's mistress
2. (25) Answer the following questions about a specific orgamc process for
the stated number of points.
For ten points, this process aerobically converts pyruvic acid into carbon
dioxide and water. Identify this process that stores energy in an
organism's cells.
ANS: _KREB'S CYCLE_
ALTERNATE ANSWERS:
CITRIC ACID CYCLE _
_ TRICARBOXYCYLIC ACID CYCLE
For fifteen points, what do the letters ATP, the compound which the
Kreb's cycle produces, stand for?
ANS: _ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE_
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3.
(25)
25-10, name the artist.
25) His "Olympia," a semi-reclining nude staring directly through the
viewer, was the controversial toast of the 1865 Salon in Paris and
cemented his reputation as a leading modernist.
10) His now more famous "Luncheon on the Grass," also showing a seIll1reclining nude, did not receive so much fanfare and was refused
showing at the 1863 Salon.
ANS: Edouard _MANET_
4. (30) Between the death of Elizabeth in 1603 and the ascension of
William and Mary in1688 four kings, one Lord Protector and one Parliament
rules England. Given a year during this century of upheaval, name the ruler
of England for 5 points each.
1620
ANS: _JAMES I
1687
ANS: _JAMES II
1655
ANS: Oliver
CROMWELL
ALTERNATE ANSWER: _LORD PROTECTOR_
1660
ANS:
CHARLES 11_
1650
ANS:
PARLIAMENT
1640
ANS: _CHARLES
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5. (25) MITI is one of the most successful bureaucracies of all time and
uses government economic planning and selective tariffs to encourage
domestic prosperity.
For five points each, what do the letters in the acronym MITI stand for?
ANS : _MINISTRY_ of _INTERNATIONAL __TRADE_ and _INDUSTRY
For an additional five points, in what country was MITI created?
ANS: _JAPAN
6. (25) For five points a piece, given a city in the Holy Roman Empire of the
18th century name the state in which it was located.
Munich
ANS:
BAVARIA -
Ypres
ANS : - AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS
Prague
ANS : BOHEMIA
Metz
ANS : LORRAINE
Berlin
ANS : _BRANDENBURG_ (prompt on PRUSSIA)
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7.
(30)
30-20-10, name the 1897 book given quotes from it.
30) "A mind that questions everything ... risks questioning itself and
being engulfed in doubt."
20) "It is too great comfort which turns a man against himself. Life is
most readily renounced at the time and among the classes where it is
least harsh."
10) "Each victim of suicide gIves his act a personal stamp which
expresses his temperament."
ANS : _SUICIDE_ by Emile Durkheim
8. (30) To test your retention of basic chemistry here's a basic bonus
question. FTP a piece, give the formula for the following chemical
compounds.
ethane
ethene
butane
9. (20) This Washington attorney, who worked closely with J Edgar Hoover,
became infamous as the government's counsel during the McCarthy hearings
of the 1950s. In 1986, disbarred and disgraced for his earlier actions, he
died of AIDS. For twenty points, name him.
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10. (25) Women's suffrage was long fought for in the West. For five points
each tell when, within two years, each of the following countries granted its
women the right to vote.
New Zealand
ANS : _1893_ (Accept: 1891-1895)
Great Britain
ANS : _1918_ (Accept: 1916-1920)
Norway
ANS : _1913_ (Accept: 1911-1915)
Finland
ANS : _1906_ (Accept: 1904-1908)
France
ANS : _1945_ (Accept: 1943-1947)
11.
(30)
Identify the novel by the following clues.
30) When Himmelstoss is called up from the reserves, his former pupils
take out their revenge on him by mistreating him severely.
20) Paul Baumer, the protagonist, is disconcerted because only life in
the army makes sense to him after a while.
10) The author, Erich Maria Remarque, patterned the novel on his own
wartime expenences.
ANS : _ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT_
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12. (30) After the death of Muhammad, various associates followed him as
the religious and political leader of the Arabian peninsula. For five points
each and a five point bonus for all correct identify the following:
The dynasty immediately following Muhammad from 661-750
the dynasty after the Umayyad
the title these rulers held
ANS : _CALIPH
the city to which the Abbasids moved their capital
In
750
ANS:_BAGHDAD
the line of sultans who ruled after Mongols sacked Baghdad
ANS:
III
1258
MAMLUK_
13. (30) Vietnam is coming back into the news so let's see how good your
knowledge of Vietnam's geography is . For five points each, place the
following Vietnamese cities in order from North to South:
Moderator
I
S
note:
Read
the
following
slowly.
Saigon, Danang, Nhatrang, Hue, Dienbienphu, Haiphong
ANS:
DIENBIENPHU
HAIPHONG
HUE_
DANANG_
NHATRANG
SAIGON
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14. (30) 1978 was an unusual year for the Roman Catholic church as three
popes held office in that year.
First, for five points each, name them.
ANS:
_PAUL VL
_JOHN PAUL 1_,
_JOHN PAUL "_
Now, for another five points, and within 30 years -- tell when this last
occurred.
ANS : _1605_ (Accept 1575-1635.)
For a final ten points, name any of the three popes who were
during 1605.
ANS:
III
power
_CLEMENT VIII_,
_LEO XL
_PAUL V_
15. (30) John Travolta is back in theaters with a new movie, "Get Shorty".
For ten points each answer the following the questions.
What is Travolta's character's name?
ANS : _CHILI_ Palmer
ALTERNATE ANSWER: _PALMER_
Who is the female lead?
ANS : Rene _RUSSO
Who directed "Get Shorty"
ANS : Barry _SONNENFELD_
16. (20) In the end Tessie Hutchinson's complaints are silenced in a hail of
stones and the village completes its annual ritual sacrifice. For ten points
each name the title and author of the 1949 short story in which the
Hutchinson family draws the black ball in the yearly contest.
ANS :
_THE LOTTERY_
Shirley _JACKSON_
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17. (20) Junk time, almost literally. For five points each name the company
that produces the following junkfoods.
Combos
ANS:
M&M/MARS
Cheetos
ANS:
FRITO-LA Y
Oreo cookies
ANS: _NABISCO
O'Boisie's
ANS:
potato chips
KEEBLER
18. (25) Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus recounts the tale of Oedipus' rise to
power and his fall from grace. For 5 points each answer the following
questions about the play.
In what city does Oedipus become king?
ANS : _THEBES
What monster had kept Thebes m mIsery until Oedipus defeated it?
ANS : the _SPHYNX
What woman did he marry as King of Thebes?
ANS : _JOCASTA_ (prompt on HIS MOTHER)
His father had also been King of Thebes, name him.
ANS: _LAIUS
The brother of J ocasta, he visits the Oracle at Delphi and takes over for
his dead sister and departed nephew/brother-in-Iaw.
ANS : _CREON
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19. (20) Its first theme park to be built outside Denmark will open near
London next year. F20P name this company whose new park will include
replicas of many London landmarks such as London's Tower Bridge.
20. (30) FTP each, given the title of a musical composition, name the
composer.
Lohengrin
ANS : Richard _ WAGNER_
Manon Lescaut
A Faust Symphony
ANS : Franz _LlSZT_
21. (25) It's time for stoichiometry! For five points each, identify whether
each of the following compounds makes a strong base, weak base, nonacid/non-base, weak acid or strong acid when combined with water.
Sodium . Hydroxide
ANS : _STRONG BASE
Hydrochloric Acid
ANS : _STRONG ACID_
Dihydrogen Sulfide
ANS : _WEAK ACID_
Aluminum Hydroxide
ANS : _NON-ACIDINON-BASE_ (Accept anything that indicates the compound is neither
an acid nor a base.)
Hydrogen Floride
ANS : _WEAK ACID_
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22. (25) The late 19th century carving up of Africa among the great powers
of Europe included no small number of violent clashes. One clash that didn't
happen occurred when French and British forces met in 1898 at a place
called Fashoda. For 25 points name the commander of the British troops
who later went on to ignominious fame as the organizer of Britain's
disastrous offensives in the first half of World War One.
ANS: Horatio H _KITCHENER
23. (30) We're in the middle of another excltmg college football season but
most people don't follow conferences other than the big ones and their own
conference. For ten points a piece identify the following athletic conferences
from one school, for five points if it takes two.
10) Virginia Tech
5) Syracuse
ANS : _BIG EAST_
10) Texas-EI Paso
5) Brigham Young
10) Louisiana Tech
5) Nevada
ANS : _BIG WEST_
24. (20) After more than 50 years of service, the South African Air Force's
trusty stable of prop-driven A-6 trainers are to be decommissioned from
service and sold at auction. For twenty points, by what collegiate nickname
are these WWII divebombers known?
ANS:_HARVARD
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25. (30-20-10)
Name the writer from his works.
30) The Gift, Pale Fire
20) Ada, Russian Spoken Here
10) A Busy Man, Lolita
ANS : Vladimir
NABOKOV_
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